You wish you knew these Shiba Inus

Mark — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:32:51 +0000

I’ve been lucky enough to have a lot of shoots down in Half Moon Bay of late. Nice California coastal drive, dramatic landscapes, tons of dogs…how can you beat that? Last weekend I visited HMB again to photograph three Shiba Inus and their dads. Fizzgig (named after the Dark Crystal character) is the oldest with Zara and Koji following. Like most Shibas these pups are prone to wander so we had a leash walk down at the beach followed by a romp in the back yard (where Zara played with her favorite toy, a pinecone) and all three dogs managed to con their dads of most every treat in the house. All I can say is, man these dogs are cute. Check em’ out…

Koji

Zara

Fizzgig

Family walk on the coast

I win the staring contest every time

Koji uses a Jedi mind trick to get treats

Eyes on the prize

Did someone screen this call?

Koji and dad

Awwwwww

No cameras please

5 Happy Hounds in Half Moon Bay

Mark — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:46:57 +0000

When I heard I’d be photographing 5 dogs and two people at the same time for a holiday card I had a flashback to my very first professional shoot which was for two black lab mixes and a toddler all wearing santa hats. Let’s just say that’s still one of the longer shoots I’ve ever had and produced a fair amount of sweat in addition to the final image. This time around I knew a little bit more about what I was getting into and, thankfully, no props were involved. In the end, we actually got one shot where 6 out of 7 were actually looking at me (I’ll take that any day) and another where the cat showed up, too.

Check out the results. The group shots are first followed by some others around the house and on a lovely walk we took through a park in Half Moon Bay afterwards…

A wee bit o' bedlam

Now that cat knows how to make an entrance

Ok, 6 pairs of eyes on camera. That's a wrap

Albie

tongue says the wind's blowing out of the east

Wilcox looking worried

Ahhh, to be a terrier

On the prowl

Maverick

Albie and Maverick

exit, stage right

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You wish you knew these Shiba Inus

5 Happy Hounds in Half Moon Bay